The football season may have just ended, but it's already time to start thinking about the 2017 NFL Draft. (No rest for the weary.) And the first step for many of those college players who hope to make their pro football dreams come true? The NFL Combine. Six Pitt Panthers and two Penn State Nittany Lions were invited to this year's NFL Combine, a group headlined by Panthers running back James Conner and quarterback Nate Peterman and Nittany Lions defensive end Garrett Sickles. Here all ... Read More
Panthers stun No. 2 Clemson, 43-42
When the kicker has the last name of “Blewitt,” you’d be forgiven for not having much faith in him to hit a long, game-winning field goal with time expiring, especially after he missed an extra point in Saturday’s game. But, Saturday, Pitt's Chris Blewitt didn't blow it when it mattered most, nailing a booming 48-yard field goal with six seconds left to give the Panthers (6-4, 3-3 ACC) the shocking 43-42 win over the No. 2 Clemson Tigers (9-1, 6-1) — perhaps the season’s biggest upset. “I ... Read More
Nate Peterman named Pitt starting quarterback
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has had one common question during his press conferences the past few weeks. "Who is going to be your starting quarterback?" Narduzzi put an end to all future questions like that when he announced on the ACC coaches teleconference on Wednesday that Nate Peterman would be the Panthers starting quarterback going forward. Peterman started for the Panthers on Saturday in a loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes and didn't play too bad, despite throwing a pair of early ... Read More
Pitt lands Tennessee transfer QB Nathan Peterman
One position that new Pitt football coach pat Narduzzi was extremely thin at when he took over in early January was at quarterback. Narduzzi quickly got on the recruiting trail and landed Pine-Richland signal caller Ben DiNucci and now has brought in a veteran transfer, which is a route that many expected the Panthers to take. According to reports, University of Tennessee redshirt junior quarterback Nathan Peterman will transfer to Pitt. Peterman was visiting Pitt over the weekend and ... Read More